Sexual Health
How should parents carry out family sex education? What are the common misconceptions in sexual education for minors
Many parents believe that they have not been exposed to any form of sex education since childhood and have grown up normally without any accidents. Indeed, the social environment of the past 30 years has been relatively pure, but now children's growth environment is vastly different. The advertisements on the streets, TV scripts, and Japanese anime that children watch every day are filled with bridges of love. From this, it can be seen that sex education for children is necessary. How should parents carry out early education?
How do guardians carry out early education?
Parents should not say anything in front of their children, but should say 'what can be done, what should be done'. If parents always emphasize that their children cannot do something, they will only arouse their curiosity about it and wonder what will happen if they do it. Nowadays, teenagers' sexual knowledge mainly comes from peers, books and magazines, pornographic audio and video products, etc. These erroneous sexual knowledge can easily mislead them. The relevant education in schools now starts from fourth grade and is explained in natural science courses. When teaching sexual knowledge, men and women attend separate classes, which has not changed for many years. At the same time as precocious puberty, sexual psychological backwardness and sexual ignorance are inevitable. Parents and teachers turn pale when talking about sex, blindly fearing and avoiding it strongly. This is not a positive and effective solution. It is best to enter the classroom as soon as possible and let teenagers openly engage in healthy and scientific sex education, bringing lifelong benefits to children.
Parents should try to use methods that are acceptable to their children when talking to them. For example, children cannot understand profound sexual issues from a young age. Parents use the storyline to tell their children the right and wrong things. Then point out the correct approach. You can also use some visual forms to explain sexual knowledge to children, which is in line with their understanding and easy for them to absorb.
Three Misunderstandings to Avoid in Children's Sexual Education
When children raise relevant questions, the practice of often scolding or insulting children not only fails to educate them well, but also often harms their caution. Therefore, parents should pay attention to avoiding the following misunderstandings when conducting sex education.
1. Suppress curiosity
When a child asks their parents, "How did I give birth When it comes to sexual issues, it only reflects his thirst for knowledge. A highly developed thirst for knowledge is a constant pursuit of truth, and parents not only refuse to answer, but also scold them, which will kill curiosity. Suppressing the thirst for knowledge will only make children foolish and distort their understanding of sex.